SynthesisEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2019
Sarcopenia in COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 151 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Ultrasound-based Morphometry for the Development of Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers in Current and Chronic Diseases
Influence of Sarcopenia on the Course of the Diseases - Measured Using Ultrasound and Biochemical Markers
Who cites it
151 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 240 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical inactivity in chronic airways disease: an important candidate in the treatable traits paradigm.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative Efficacy of Nutritional Supplements in Modulating Lung Function and Exercise Capacity in COPD Patients: A Network Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Value of Nutritional Assessment Tools in Older Adults with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Integrative Review.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Pooled it
- Sarcopenia in end-stage lung disease patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of osteoporosis among patients after stem cell transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Bone marrow transplantation · 2024Pooled it
- Risk Factors of Sarcopenia in COPD Patients: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise Intervention on Peripheral Skeletal Muscle in Stable Patients With COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Computed tomography-based body composition measures in COPD and their association with clinical outcomes: A systematic review.Chronic respiratory diseasePooled it
- Effects of Ninjin'yoeito on Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Comorbid Frailty and Sarcopenia: A Preliminary Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Trial
- Body composition's effect on the bone-vascular axis of osteoporosis discovered in AI-based CT analysis of COPD patients.European radiology · 2026Observational
- Association of Airway Mucus Plugs and Physical Activity, Exercise Tolerance, Sarcopenia, and Frailty in Patients With COPD and Pre-COPD.Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) · 2026Observational
- Low appendicular muscle mass and the risk of COPD development in people with PRISm.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- The impact of metabolic syndrome on changes in trunk muscle CSA: a 10-year longitudinal study.Journal of bone and mineral metabolism · 2026Article
- Efficacy of inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation in elderly patients with acute exacerbation of COPD: randomised controlled trial study.Irish journal of medical science · 2026Article
- Comorbidity Burden Is Associated with Claims-Based Muscle Wasting and Atrophy Suggestive of Possible Sarcopenia in Korean Adults: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis Using the National Health Insurance Service Database.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sleep-disordered breathing as a risk factor for sarcopenia in the elderly: a narrative review.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2026Review
- Bidirectional Clinical Interactions among Exacerbations and Comorbidities in COPD: A Narrative Review.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026Review
- CT-Derived Pectoralis Muscle Measurements and All-Cause Mortality in COPD.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association Between Low Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index Values and Chronic Lung Disease in Older Adults: Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Article
- Association Between Phase Angle, Muscle Mass Distribution, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
COPD is associated with a progressive loss of muscle mass and function. However, there is an unmet need to define and standardise methods to estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia in COPD patients.We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of this extrapulmonary manifestation in COPD patients. We searched Embase, Medline (Ovid), CINAHL (EBSCO), Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar for studies published up to January 17, 2019, assessing sarcopenia in COPD patients based on low muscle mass and decreased muscle function. Interventional studies,
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